Nutritional aspects of vitamin D and its metabolites in Japanese children and adults Tadashi Kobayashi Review article Pages: 151 - 163
Analysis of the stable levels of messenger RNA derived from different polymorphic alleles in the vitamin D receptor gene Masayo YamagataShigeo NakajimaKeiichi Ozono Original articles Pages: 164 - 170
Number of osteoprogenitor cells in human bone marrow markedly decreases after skeletal maturation Saburo NishidaNaoto EndoHideaki E. Takahashi Pages: 171 - 177
A new concept of the pattern of structural changes with bone loss by histomorphometric analysis using bone slabs Kotaro HoshinoTomonori NaguroAkihiro Iino Pages: 178 - 186
The degree of osteoporosis in patients with vertebral fracture and patients with hip fracture: Relationship to incidence of vertebral fracture Masaaki TakahashiKazuhiro KushidaKenichi Naitou Pages: 187 - 194
Comparison of bone mineral density at various skeletal sites with quantitative ultrasound parameters of the calcaneus for assessment of vertebral fractures Yasuyo HamanakaItsuo YamamotoRikushi Morita Pages: 195 - 200
Nontraumatic lumbar vertebral compression fracture as a risk factor for femoral neck fractures in involutional osteoporotic patients Tetsuya KinoshitaSohei EbaraKunio Takaoka Pages: 201 - 205
Characteristics of bone mineral density and soft tissue composition of obese Japanese women: Application of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry Shinjiro TakataTakaaki IkataHiroshi Yonezu Pages: 206 - 210
Hypoxemia is a risk factor for bone mass loss Hisashi FujimotoKazumi FujimotoMasahiro Ohata Pages: 211 - 216
Changes of regional distribution of bone mineral according to age, gender, and activity Takuo FujitaYoshio FujiiTakehisa Inoue Pages: 217 - 223
Increase in the incidence of cervical and trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur in Niigata Prefecture, Japan Toshiroh IgaYoichiro DohmaeHideaki E. Takahashi Pages: 224 - 231